FNUS76 KSEW 201502
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARACO PILES...USFS OLYMPIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
802 AM PDT TUE OCT 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CREST OVER THE REGION LATE
TODAY AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE WEST COAST FOR ANOTHER
DRY DAY...ALTHOUGH ONE WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF CLOUDS AND FOG. THE
FRONT WILL SPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE AREA SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WHICH WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY NOON
WEDNESDAY. SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY AND
GENERALLY FROM A SOUTHEAST TO EAST DIRECTION.

 FORECAST FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEED (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10
 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL FOG THROUGH
                    MID DAY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 RISING TO AROUND 1300 FT AGL THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHEAST.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
                    SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    3 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
FREEZING LEVEL 7000 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. FREEZING
LEVEL 9500 FEET. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 3 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. FREEZING LEVEL 6000 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...DON SVETICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091019.CARAC.02/SEW